Punjabi Chhole

Punjabi chhole is very popular in  punjab state in northern india. But its taste and easy way to cook has made it popular dish among all communities of india. On Sunday evening had invited guests for dinner. I  served them punjabi chhole. All of us really enjoyed and thought of sharing recipe with all my readers. Kindly note the ingredients and preparation as below:

Ingredients:

Chick peas (kabuli chana) - 1 cup , soaked overnight
Tomato - 2
Onion - 1
Garlic paste - 1tbs
Ginger paste - 1tbs
Chilli - 1
Chilli powder - 2tbs
Turmeric - 2tbs
Coriander powder - 2tbs
Salt - to taste
Clove - 3
Cooking oil - 3tbs

Preparation:

1. Boil the chick peas (kabuli chana) in pressure cooker. Let it cool down.
2. Meanwhile cook gravy by grinding tomatoes, onion, garlic paste, ginger paste, chilli, clove.
3. Heat oil in pan and add gravy to it. Cook for 3min.
4. Add boiled chick peas ( kabuli chana) to it and also chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder and salt.

Add water to it and let it boil for 10 min. Ready made chhole masala also available in market, to enhance taste add 2tbs to it. Garnish with coriander leaves and chopped onion and serve it hot.
For dinner we had punjabi chole with paratha , salad and buttermilk. And for desert Rawa halwa.

Rawa (semolina) Halwa

Rawa  is also know as Sooji in india  Rawa halwa is more favorite to me among other desserts as it is easy and fast to cook . The recipe is simple as below.

Ingredients:
Rawa  (Semolina) - 2 bowl
Sugar- 1 1/2 cup
Ghee- 1/2 Cup
Cardamom Powder (elaichi) - 1tbs
Almonds, cashew nut, golden raisin (kismish).

Preparation:

1. Take Water in pan and add sugar to it and stir it till it becomes thick.
2. Boil ghee in another pan and add rawa (semolina) and roast it till it turns light brown.
3. Now add water and sugar thick mixture to it and stir it well. Also add cardamom powder to it while stirring.

To garnish use almonds slice, cashew nut and golden raisin (kismish). The above recipe can serve 4 - 5 person.

Dates cookies

Dates cookies is an innovative recipe. I used to make cookies but never tried with dates. I decided to experiment with dates and to my surprise its too good and delicious. Its the best to offer with tea , easy and fast to cook. It takes 20 min to prepare.

Ingredients:

Plain flour(maida)- 2 1/2bowl
Ghee- 1 bowl
Sugar- 1/2 bowl (grinded)
Vanilla extract- 1tbs
Baking powder - 1/2 tbs
Semolina (Rawa) - 1 cooking spoon
Dates - 500gms

Preparation:

1. Put 1 bowl ghee in refrigerator for 3 hrs before cooking cookies
2. Add plain flour (maida) , sugar, vanilla essence, baking powder, semolina(Rawa) and dates to it.
3. Mix properly and make dough.
4. Now make small equal flat balls like cookies and decorate them with dry fruits or eatable colour. I have used cut piece of almonds and pistachio and red colour.
5. Now bake at 200 degree C for 15 min and let it cool down. Pre grease the container lightly. 

The above recipe can make 25 to 45 cookies. 

Handvo / Pan cake

Handvo is a gujarati dish , mostly to have with tea or coffee. We at home love to have it as breakfast or sometimes in dinner when wish to eat some light dinner. Cooking is simple and easy and takes 30 min preparation time.

Ingredients :

Rice - 3 bowl
Yellow splitpea ( chana dal) - 1 bowl
Ginger paste  - 1 tbs
Garlic paste - 1 tbs
Green chilli paste - 1 tbs

Chilli powder- 1tbs
Turmeric - 1tbs
Coriander powder - 1tbs
Salt - 1 tbs
Chopped potato - 1
Chopped onion - 1
Green peas - 1/2 cup
Chopped carrot
Grated  milk-gourd (dudhi) - 2 1/2 cup
Soda  bi -carb - 1tbs
Coriander - 1 /2 cup
Sour curd - 1 bowl

For Tempering:


Cooking oil - 4tbs
Sesame seeds (til) - 3tbs
Carom seeds (ajwain) - 2tbs
Mustard seeds(rai) - 2tbs
Asafoetida (hing) -1/2tbs


Preparation :

1. Grind rice and yellow split dal (chana dal) together. Soak the grinded flour with warm water and add sour curd for 4 - 5hrs
2. Now add grated lauki (dhudhi) , chopped potato, onion, carrot and green peas. Along with it add paste of ginger, garlic and green chilli.
3. Now add to the above batter salt, chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder , coriander, and soda-bi-carb.
4. Pre grease the pan and pour the above batter.
5. For tempering, heat the oil and add mustard seeds, carom seeds, sesame seeds till it crackles , now add asafoetida (hing) and pour this over batter.
6. Bake in a preheat oven at 200 degree C for 30 to 35 min till the crust is dark brown or golden brown.

One can store the grinded flour of rice and yellow split dal and cook handvo when feel like eating. Enjoy handvo with tomato ketchup or tea or coffee.

Stuffed buns

Today’s exciting recipe is stuffed buns. One of my friend had brought stuffed buns for us when we went for picnic. I found it very delicious and took the recipe from her to share with all my readers. The recipe below can prepare 9 to 10 buns.

Ingredients for buns :

Plain flour (Maida) - 3 bowl

Salt - 2tbs

Sugar – 6tbs

Yeast – 4tbs

Ghee – 3 cooking spoon

Black pepper – 1tbs

Warm milk – 1 cup

Warm water

Preparation:

·         Take plain flour (maida) and add salt, yeast, sugar, ghee and black pepper.

·         Gradually add warm water and warm milk to plain flour to make dough

·         Keep mixing all the ingredients + warm water and milk till the dough is ready. dough should neither be too soft nor too hard.

·         Due to yeast the dough will become soft and bigger in size after 2hrs.

Ingredients for stuffing:

Boiled potatoes – 3

Boiled Green peas (Mutter) – ½ cup

Onion chopped – 1

Garlic paste – 1tbs

Green chilli chopped- 1

Salt, sugar, chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder, lemon juice, black pepper -2tbs

Cooking oil – 3tbs

Preparation:

·         Heat cooking oil in pan and add chilli powder, turmeric, garlic paste.

·         Now cook chopped onion till it turns brown and add boiled green peas( mutter) and chopped green chilli.

·         Mash potatoes and add in the pan along with chillipowder, salt, sugar and lemon juice and coriander powder.

·         Mix it well and let it cool.

·         Pre heat oven for 10 min

·         Divide the dough in equal small balls and roll them out in the form of a small puri. Now put the above mixture over it and make a tight swiss roll. ( I tried different shapes like triangle and square to make more attractive)

·         Bake them in oven for 20 min till it turns brown.

      Optionally stuffing can be made with choice of different vegetables or paneer and cheese.

Pakoda Kadhi

Pakoda Kadhi is just a advanced form of normal kadhi. One can have this with rice and also enjoy eating without rice. 

Pakoda  ingredients: 

Chopped onion in small pieces -  1 onion

Gram flour (besan) - 1 cup

Cooking oil

Salt- 1/2tbs

Turmeric- 1/2tbs

Chilli powder - 1tbs

Coriander powder - 1tbs

Baking powder - 1/4tbs

                                                                

Preparation for Pakodas:

1. Take 1 cup gram flour (besan) and add water gradually to make the batter. Add coriander powder, salt, turmeric, chilli powder, baking powder and the chopped onions.
2. Heat the oil in pan . Take teaspoon of batter and put in oil to fry. It will turn brown, soft .
3. Onion pakodas are ready.

Kadhi ingredients:

3 cup sour buttermilk

2tbs besan (gram flour)

Chilli powder- 1tbs

Salt - 1tbs

Coriander powder - 1tbs

Ginger + Green chilli paste - 1tbs

Neem Leaves - 4 to 5

For Tadka:

Ghee- 3tbs

Garlic paste - 1tbs

 Cumin seeds (Jeera) - 2tbs

Asafoetida (hing) - 1/4tbs 

Chilli powder -1/2tbs

Clove- 3piece

Fenugreek seeds (Methi seeds) - 1/4tbs

Preparation :

1. Grind well gram flour (besan) in sour butter milk. Add chilli powder, salt, coriander powder, garlic and green chilli paste and neem leaves.
2. Boil it for 10 min and add already cooked pakodas in it and again boil for 5min
3. For tadka heat ghee in pan, When its hot add cumin seeds (Jeera) and fenugreek seeds (Methi seeds) and clove. Add asafoetida (hing) and garlic paste and pour it in kadhi.
4. Boil for 5 to 10 min more so that all the ingredients mixes well. 

Pakoda kadhi is ready to serve 4-5.

Dhokli sabji

Today’s dish is on kathiyavad special. Dhokli sabji is hot favourite among kathiyavadi’s. If ever happen to visit kathiyavad restaurant or any kathiyavadi dhaba try dhokli sabji. At home also one can feel the taste of kathiyavadi sabji.

Ingredients for preparing dhokli :-

Gram flour – 1 bowl

Water – 1 and half bowl (must take same bowl for exact measurement between gram flour and water)

Carom seeds (Ajwain) – 3tbs

Salt – 1tbs

Chilli powder – 2tbs

Turmeric – 1tbs

Coriander powder (dhaniya powder) – 1tbs

Preparation :

• Boil water in pan at high temperature. Boil till bubbles are formed in water.
• Now add carom seeds (ajwain) , salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder ( dhaniya powder) in hot water.
• Add 1 bowl gram flour and stir it quickly with wooden cooking spoon. Grease the wooden cooking spoon with oil / ghee so that gram flour does not stick to it.
• Stir the mixture as quickly as possible . Gram flour will absorb all the water and ensure that batter  it is neither too thick nor too soft.
• Grease the plate and spread the batter. Let it cool down at normal temperature and then cut into diamond shape with knife.

The dhokli is ready.

Ingredients for dhokli sabji :-

Butter milk – 1litre

Chopped onion – 1bowl

Garlic paste- 1tbs

Salt- 1tbs

Chilli powder – 2tbs

Turmeric  – ½ tbs

Coriander powder- 1tbs

Cooking oil – 5tbs

Black mustar seeds ( Rai)- 1tbs

Preparation:

• Heat cooking oil in the pan and add black mustard seeds (rai)
• Add chopped onion, garlic paste and cook till it turns brown.
• Now add butter milk along with salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder.
• Add already prepared and diamond shaped dhokli pieces.
• Cook for 15 min until the dhokli pieces becomes a bit soft.
• Add more butter milk or water if required , ensure that the sabji is not fully dry.

Enjoy the dhokli sabji with paratha, salad and buttermilk.

Mango and Apple Slush

This summer thought of trying something cool drink.  Again mango is the most favourite fruit of this season. Lets make this summer more exciting with mango and apple slush rather than getting bored of heat. The recipe is very simple and fast to prepare.

Ingredients of Mango Slush:

Mango pieces – 1 bowl

Sugar – 3 tbs

Ice cubes – 4 bowl

Preparation:

Cut mango in pieces and add sugar. Now grind it . Crush ice cubes and add  to it. Now again grind the mixture of mango and ice such that it mixes well enough and become into liquid form but at the same time whole ice is not melted. If required add more crushed ice. Slush drinking can be enjoyed more with lots of crushed ice .Chilled mango slush is ready.  4-5 persons can be served.

Apple Crush

Ingredients of Apple Slush:

Apple – 1

Sugar – 3 tbs

Ice cubes – 3 bowl

Preparation:

Cut apple in pieces and add sugar. Now grind and make the juice. Filter the juice and add crushed ice . Again grind for 40 sec and check that ice is not fully melted. If required add more crushed ice. Chilled apple sluch is ready to serve 4-5 persons.

Slush can be prepared with different fruit of your choice, for eg. Water melon, Lemon, Orange are most common and easy. Tip to enjoy fresh slush is to prepare only at the time one feels to drink to feel the crushed ice with fruit. Pre cooking and later storage of slush will turn it into fruit juice.

So enjoy and chill and must say “ Ahhhhhhhh so delicious “.

Veg kadhai

Veg kadhai  is a Punjabi dish. I tried it for dinner when had guest at home. All of us found it very delicious and so thought of sharing the recipe.  Veg Kadhai sabji sounds very difficult name but actually it is not that difficult to cook. Most of us order this as main course in restaurants, but now it can be cooked at home as well.

Ingredients:

Cut mixed vegetables: 400 gms

Vegetables of own choice – green peas, cauliflower, beans, cabbage, ladies finger

Onion – 1

Capsicum – 1

Paneer cubes – 100 gms

Curd – 1 cup

Ingredients for gravy :

Cashew nut – 5 to 10 pieces

Onion – 1

Tomato – 1

Garlic

Ginger – 5 gms

Green chilli – 3

Black cardamom, clove, coriander, salt, black pepper, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, sugar - all 1 table spoon.

Method of Preparation:

To prepare gravy crush in mixer the above ingredients. Now add curd (1 cup) to the gravy and leave it for 3 min. Meanwhile heat 3 tbsp. oil in pan , fry paneer cubes, capsicum , onion and all cut mixed vegetables . Cook them until its golden brown colour (5min).

Now mix the gravy and cook for 3min. Add 1 cup water and cook for 5min. Garnish it and is ready to serve.

Veg kadhai can be served hot with paratha, salad and buttermilk. The entire dish is ready for 4-5 people.  Enjoy cooking and eating.

Sabudana Kheer

As an introductory recipe thought of starting with sweet dish. Sabudana Kheer can be served as desert and is one of the best option when fasting. So below is the list of ingredients required and its recipe.

Ingredients:
Sabudana - 1 cup
Milk - 1.5 litre
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Condensed milk - 3 cooking spoon
Almonds - 3 to 4 pieces
Walnuts ( Akhrot ) - 2 pieces
Cardamom (Elaichi) Powder - 5 to 10 pieces
Golden raisins (Khismish) - 5 to 10 pieces







Preparation:

Soak Sabudana in water for atleast 2 hours before cooking kheer. Now boil the milk at low temperature for 10 minutes and keep on stirring. Add the sabudana in milk which now might have grown bigger in size and become soft. Keep stirring and add condensed milk and sugar. Continue to boil for next 15 minutes at low temperature. Sugar can be added as per taste. Add cardamom (Elaichi) powder and boil for 2 -3 minutes. Dryfruits are for garnishing. Cut almonds and walnuts into desired shapes in addition to golden raisins. Any other desired dryfruits can also be used for garnishing. Sabudana kheer is ready to serve.

The sabudana kheer can be served hot but it tastes more good when served chilled. So enjoy eating and am sure you all cannot resist having it more.........yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!